Lot 8 Boutique

Fashion Houston Day 3 featured runway collections by hometown designer Chloe Dao, Australian designer Camilla Franks, Fabiola Arias and Norman Ambrose. I had the chance to talk with Dao about her collection. (I’ll post more highlights and photos from the night.): When it comes to fashion, Chloe Dao is Houston’s “it” girl. She’s a Project […]
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Get your wallets ready. It’s a busy shopping weekend ahead: The Bellaire High School senior class is having an auction and sale on Saturday with some great items up for grabs, including an Elaine Turner handbag, Kenneth Lane jewelry, beauty products, gift certificates and much more. Silent auction and vendor booths open at 8 a.m. Saturday […]
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Houston fashion designer Chloe Dao, who owns Lot 8 Boutique in Rice Village, is a married woman. She recently eloped with longtime beau Ken Pursley in the Bahamas. The two met online six years ago just 11 days before Chloe was off to New York to tape Season 2 of Project Runway. Chloe said she initially liked Ken’s profile because he had friends […]
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South African designer Marc Bouwer showed at Fashion Houston by Audi in October 2010. For those who thought last year’s weeklong Fashion Houston was a one-time thing, the runway action returns Oct. 10-13 at downtown’s Wortham Theater. It’s a chance to see the work of noted and undiscovered designers, while taking the entire fashion-week experience. This year’s […]
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